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| (1) Where the Director finds that the quality of the water in the Coastal Zone or the stability of the Coastal Zone is being adversely affected by the intrusion of any waste or foreign matter or by physical activity, he shall"
| | (a) if the source of such waste or foreign matter is within the Coastal Zone or if such activity lies within the Coastal Zone, require, by a notice in writing, the person responsible therefor to take such corrective measures as are specified in such notice or to desist from such activity ; and | | |
| | (b) if the source of such waste or foreign matter, or if such activity, is not within the Coastal Zone, request the appropriate local authority or agency to take such measures as may be necessary to prevent such intrusion or activity. | | |
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| (2) A local authority or agency to which a request is made by the Director under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall take all steps within its power to comply with such request. If a local authority is unable to comply with any such request, it may notify the Director accordingly and upon such notification the Director shall take such measures as may be necessary to prevent such intrusion or activity. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts